--- title: Star Wars Zero Company studio furloughed workers ahead... description: Bit Reactor, developer of Star Wars Zero Company, furloughed a large portion of its workforce shortly before the game's August 27, 2026 launch, citing concerns... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/star-wars-zero-company-studio-furloughed-workers-ahead-of-launch-lvnmtvlg0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Star Wars Zero Company studio furloughed workers ahead of launch | daily.dev og:description: Bit Reactor, developer of Star Wars Zero Company, furloughed a large portion of its workforce shortly before the game's August 27, 2026 launch, citing concerns... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/star-wars-zero-company-studio-furloughed-workers-ahead-of-launch-lvnmtvlg0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/LvNMtVlg0.png og:image:alt: Star Wars Zero Company studio furloughed workers ahead of launch og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Star Wars Zero Company studio furloughed workers ahead of launch **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Bit Reactor, developer of Star Wars Zero Company, furloughed a large portion of its workforce shortly before the game's August 27, 2026 launch, citing concerns about how the title would sell. Sources claim around 80 percent of staff were furloughed, with only a skeleton crew remaining on payroll. A former employee alleged on LinkedIn they were fired after being placed on involuntary medical leave and that furloughed workers were cut off from profit sharing. Bit Reactor says it hopes to reinstate staff and pay if the game succeeds; the EA-published title is currently among the top-selling games on Steam by revenue. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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